Business Spotlight: Kodiak man turns pallets into furnitureOne man’s bonfire is another man’s raw material to build an Adirondack chair. About six months ago, Andy Hathcock began using recycled wooden shipping pallets to make chairs, benches, cubbies, chests and other types of furniture. What started as a way to keep occupied has grown into a handful of commissioned jobs as word of his work has spread around the island. His recent work includes the benches at the Java Fla...

Business Spotlight: Breakfast buritos on the go Dave Sharp has enough confidence in his product to put his face behind it. The logo of new a burrito delivery business is a drawing of a smiling, bespectacled man with a white beard that extends to his shoulders. He takes a personal touch with his business’ slogan as well. It’s: “Always eat a good breakfast —Mom.” Sharp, 56, is a retired Army helicopter mechanic originally from Los Angeles. He has lived in Kodiak ...

GCI moves to new locationCable provider GCI has moved its Kodiak office to a new location with more windows and space, and it will soon have new hours. The office is in the former Blockbuster building next to Safeway. GCI started remodeling the building Oct. 1 by putting in new walls, adding a break room and kitchen and making the retail space more open. “We had some architects in Anchorage design a store, both the retail store front and ...

Jewelry business full of possibilitiesKodiak resident Astrid Mueller is hoping to make women feel full of possibilities with the release of two jewelry lines and the launch of her jewelry company, Possibility. “My vision is to have everybody who wears Possibility jewelry to have the feeling that anything can happen and to carry that with you as a talisman of good luck,” Mueller said. “I love that feeling of positivity.” Originally from Switzerland, Mu...

Grocery stores remain open on holidayAs you’re putting the finishing touches on your Thanksgiving dinner, don’t worry if you’ve forgotten an essential ingredient to your hard-cooked meal. This year, Kodiakans will have several options for last-minute food shopping runs as area grocery stores keep abbreviated hours on the holiday to accommodate for dinner-related purchases. CostSavers, Kodiak’s Costco outlet, will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as it ...

Massage therapists partner upTwo Kodiak massage therapists have joined forces to offer clients massage and injury recovery services in the same building. Northwoods Massage and BodyWorks Massage and Movement are located downtown at 326 Center Avenue, Suite 201. Linda Van Mun, owner of Northwoods Massage, brought her practice to Kodiak from Wisconsin in 2008. She spent the first 14 years of her career practicing in Wisconsin, which gave her ac...

Business Spotlight: Woodworker brings beauty and craftsmanship home from natureThere’s something holy about a forest. Walk along a cool wooded path at sunset, and you’ll realize why John Muir once said, “Everyone needs beauty as well as bread, places to play and pray, where nature heals and give strength to body and soul alike.” That philosophy, or something like it, is what guides Dimitri Kulp, the face behind St. John’s Workshop, which creates Orthodox icon boards and handmade furniture. “...

Business brings new type of healing to KodiakThere’s a new way for people in Kodiak to recover from carpal tunnel, back pain and other aches. Lori Siebe, owner of Well Being Massage and Rossiter, has reopened her massage business with an additional service — Rossiter workouts. Rossiter is a two-person stretching workout intended to adjust connective tissue in order to allow people to move without pain. “The theory with Rossiter is that the issues are caused ...

Musician shares her passion through teachingJodi Bart picked up the flute when she was seven years old. Three years later she started playing the trumpet, and by the time she was 12 years old, she was being requested to play at all of the military funerals in Ketchikan. “For some reason I just took to it,” Bart said. Bart continued playing through high school and had the opportunity to travel and play internationally. She auditioned for and was accepted to ...

Health care businesses unite to hold fairLocal health care businesses have banded together to put on a community health fair in Kodiak. Saturday’s Kodiak Community Health Fair will be the first since 2008, said Kim Slade, wellness program coordinator for Healthy Tomorrows. The health fair starts at 8 a.m. in the Benny Benson Building at Kodiak College and runs until noon. More than 20 exhibitors from Kodiak and the mainland are expected to talk about hea...